Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Four Missing Moves that
every woman should be doing for a better workout.

If you’ve been pumping
iron at the gym with little to no results, it may because you are omitting some
very important moves from your workout. I don’t mean dance moves, although
dancing is a great form of cardio exercise, I mean THESE moves:

1.
High-intensity Training: Coasting along, singing a song on the elliptical
trainer isn’t going to melt the pounds away as quickly as high-intensity
training. Also called, HIIT, High intensity training is typically 10 to 20
minutes of short, high-impact workouts. This is one of the best ways to burn
fat and improve your overall fitness.

2.
Heavier Lifting: It’s better to do 8 reps per set with a 15lb dumbbell, instead
of 15 reps with an 8 pound one. Lifting heavier quantities will not only
increase your strength, it will create better muscle tone, and who doesn’t want
that!

3.
Upper Body Focus: You can’t spot-reduce fat by JUST focusing on the areas where
fat is store, which for a woman is thighs, hips and waist. By working on your
upper body, not only are you converting stored fat into muscle, but you are
also building strength, which is very important for women to have mainly for
good posture.

4.
Train with a barbell: Again, this improves posture and can also lend a hand in
toning up the lower parts of your body as well.

Overall
it’s important to work out the entire body -and to switch up your routine as
much as possible. This way you optimize your workout time and make it count
towards your fitness goals.